| Idiomatic expressions | Their meaning |
| By heart | Knowing surely |
| Call it a day | Remarkable day |
| Go without saying | It is clear |
| Ring a bell | sound familiar |
| Slowly but surely | Getting result at the end. |
| Takes a lot of nerve | require a lot of courage |
| Take it into account | into consideration |
| Can’t believe one’s eyes | incredible |
| A breeze | Something very easy to do. A piece of cake. |
| Chip in (on, for) | contribute, help a little bit |
| Get in one’s blood | become a habit, become customary |
| Lend a hand | help, give a hand |
| Look who’s talking ! | ( as he smoke and say don’t smoke!) |
| Music to my ears | something that sound pleasant |
| What the doctor ordered | exactly what was needed, the perfect thing |
| On edge | nervous |
| On hand | easily available |
| Right away | immediately |
| To know the ropes | to know how to do in a particular situation |
| Clear up | clarify, make understandable, become nice and sunny ( about weather) |
| Get off the ground | start to be successful |
| Hours on end | a lot of hours |
| Short for | a nickname for |
| Over one’s head | obscure, not understandable ( a joke for example) |
| Push one’s luck | to continue doing something too long; to keep taking chance |
| Run of the mill | ordinary |
| To put somebody through the mill | to do harm for him. |
| For good | forever, permanently |
| An old hand at | an experienced person |
| Pull one’s leg | joke with someone; make up a story |
| In the same boat | in the same situation; having the same problem |
| Save one’s breath | don’t bother asking someone. |
| Serve Somebody (one) right | receive the proper punishment get the penalty one deserves |
| Follow in one’s footsteps | do what someone else did ( especially an older relative) |
| Break the news (to) | inform; give bad news. |
| By and large | mostly, generally; on the whole |
| Sing another tune | change one’s opinion; feel differently |
| That’s out of the question | definitely not, impossible |
| Come out of it smelling like a rose | at the end she will solve her problems |
| Rough it | experience somewhat difficult or primitive conditions |
| to be even warm | don’t want |
| Day in and day out | Constantly |
| Down the drain | Wasted, done for no raison |
| Easy as pie | Very easy, a piece of cake |
| To be hard to come by something | difficult to find something |
| To fall the rough | Fail to hapen |
| To feel like a million dollars | Fell very good |
| To follow in one's foot steps | To do what someone(an old relative) did |
| To get a kick out of doing something | enjoying, love, fun doing something |
| To get in touch with | get a hold to, contact |
| To get under way | start, begin |
| To get in one's blood | become a habit, become customary |
| To give somebody a cold shoulder | ignore, act unfriendly toward somebody |
| To get off the gound | start to be successful |
| To get the hang of something | learn how to do something |
| To get in over one's head | take on too much responsibility, bite off |
| To get carried away | go too far, do too much, go an extra mile |
| To get in the way | To block, to obstruct |
| To give a hand with | assist |
| To give a hand | applaud, clap |
| To go without saying | be obvious, be clear |
| To go easy on | not punish severely |
| To have the time of one's life | have fun, great time |
| To have a word with someone | talk briefly to someone |
| To have a hunch | have an intuitive feeling |
| To have a heart | be compassionate, show mercy |
| To have one's hands full | be very busy, have a challenging job |
| To hit the road | leave, go away |
| To hit it off | become friendly (especially at the first meeting) |
| To hear first hand (from) | get information directly from somebody |
